The Story of Therapeutic Intelligence Begins With a Simple Belief:

“Anything that’s helpful to children that’s known through science is something that should be known to everyone immediately, and it should be made available when they need to know.”

Therapeutic intelligence is a universal human capacity—the ability to weave real-time insight, compassion, and evidence-based wisdom into everyday moments with children. It’s not about professional training—it’s about noticing what a child needs, choosing a thoughtful response grounded in what’s known to help them thrive, and adapting as you go. Therapeutic intelligence is the real‑time integration of the best available evidence into everyday interactions with children—bridging the gap between knowing what works and doing what matters, even amid the complexity, emotion, and unpredictability of relationships.

Therapeutic intelligence doesn’t belong to elite people with credentials. Its for everyone.

I first heard this phrase at a conference, when the keynote speaker Dr Bruce Chorpita talked about the state of psychological science. The talk built on this central tenet, that we know a lot - but we are not getting that knowledge to people when they need it most, namely, in an encounter with a child. Science doesn’t mean anything if it sits on an academic shelf.

I emailed Bruce after that talk - I was hooked on this idea. The idea of getting therapy out of the therapy office, out to where people live work and play, in a natural setting so kids can just be kids, and not spend their childhood in therapy offices. He graciously agreed to an interview that became the spirit of a book I wrote. There was this moral imperative that if we could help someone based on something we know- we should offer what we know.

Our society can only grow and be healthy if it has the knowledge, tools, and connections to promote well-being. That why we need to give away what we know. We need to help connect the dots for others.

So, the Therapeutic Intelligence Project is my try to give away what helps-

You’ll find two learning platforms - one for clinicians and mental health practicioners, and another for families. I’ve set up microlearnings to help you get the basics, to potentially give you what you need to help your child with everyday things. And if your child is waiting for therapy, this can give you a jump start, so you can hit the ground running, and not wait 3 months after your first session to go beyond “getting to know you” and getting into the work.

This won’t solve all the problems you can face - but its a science backed start.